2nd Test, Day 2 Live: Virat Kohli eyes ton on milestone appearance.© AFP
IND vs WI, 2nd Test, Day 2 Live: Virat Kohli is close to his 29th Test ton while Ravindra Jadeja is nearing his half-century and giving him a good support from the other end as India continue to dominate West Indies in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The Rohit Sharma-led side scored 288 for four on the opening day. Rohit (80 off 143 balls), Yashasvi Jaiswal (57 off 74) and Virat Kohli (87 batting) struck half-centuries for the visitors after being sent into bat. (Live Scorecard)
Here are the LIVE updates of the Day 2 of the second Test between India and West Indies in Trinidad
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20:04 (IST)
IND vs WI Live: Century for Virat Kohli!
A four on the off side and there is the century number 29 for Virat Kohli. That is his first overseas ton in Test cricket since December 2018.
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19:52 (IST)
IND vs WI Live: FOUR!
Easy picking for Virat Kohli! It was bowled onto the pads from Kemar Roach and Kohli flicked it towards the backward square leg for a four. It’s is first boundary on the second day and that takes him to 94.
IND 305/4 (88)
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19:48 (IST)
IND vs WI Live: 300 comes up!
A single from Virat Kohli and there is the 300 for India. This is a really good first innings for the side that too after losing the toss. The batters have stood up to the occasion and India would aim to post a daunting total from here.
IND 300/4 (87.2)
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19:34 (IST)
IND vs WI Live: Action has kicked off!
Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja will be eyeing to start cautiously. Shannon Gabriel is bowling the first over of the second day.
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19:19 (IST)
IND vs WI Live: Kohli surpasses Kallis for big milestone
Virat Kohli on Friday surpassed South Africa’s Jacques Kallis to become the fifth-highest run-scorer in international cricket history. He achieved the feat with his unbeaten on 87 in 161 balls on the first day of the ongoing Test match. His knock included eight boundaries. Which four players are ahead of Kohli in the run-scorers’ chart? Check HERE
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19:08 (IST)
IND vs WI Live: A historic game for Kohli!
The match is Virat Kohli’s 500th in international cricket. With his appearance in this Test, he joined the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Mahela Jayawardena, Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Ricky Ponting, MS Dhoni, Shahid Afridi, MS Dhoni, Rahul Dravid – all of whom have played over 500 games in the international stage. Read more details HERE
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18:53 (IST)
IND vs WI Live: Jaiswal – a star in the making!
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 171 runs in his maiden Test innings and then hit a 50 in the follow up. He is a promising young talent and has a really bright future ahead. No offence to the West Indies, but Jaiswal will be having a tougher test against the higher ranked teams in the upcoming times. A star is in the making.
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18:38 (IST)
IND vs WI Live: Good news for Team India!
The BCCI on Friday shared important medical and fitness updates on five top players. Pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna are in the final stages of their rehab, batters KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have resumed batting in the nets while Rishabh Pant has commenced batting as well as keeping in the nets, informed BCCI in a release. Read in detail HERE
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18:24 (IST)
IND vs WI Live: How India fared on Day 1!
India posted 288 runs at the loss of four wickets on the opening day of the second Test after West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss and opted to bowl first. Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal stitched a solid 139-run stand for the first wicket. The youngster fell for 57 while Rohit went on to score 80. Shubman Gill failed once again by scoring only 10 runs. However, the 87 not out from Virat Kohli made sure India ended the day on a high. Check the highlights HERE -
18:06 (IST)
IND vs WI Live: Welcome guys!
Hello everyone, welcome to the live blog of Day of the second Test between India and West Indies. Virat Kohli will be eyeing a 29th Test ton and 76th in international cricket. You will get all the live updates here. Stay connected.
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